Nov. 18 St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. Reflection for 11/18/08 www.apostleshipofprayer.org Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) was a Catholic nun and French saint. …More
Nov. 18 St. Rose Philippine Duchesne.
Reflection for 11/18/08 www.apostleshipofprayer.org
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) was a Catholic nun and French saint. She was born in Grenoble, France and died in St. Charles, Missouri. Along with Madeleine Sophie Barat, she was a prominent member of the Society of the Sacred Heart[1]. She was the founder in America of the first houses of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
Reflection for 11/18/08 www.apostleshipofprayer.org
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) was a Catholic nun and French saint. She was born in Grenoble, France and died in St. Charles, Missouri. Along with Madeleine Sophie Barat, she was a prominent member of the Society of the Sacred Heart[1]. She was the founder in America of the first houses of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) was a Catholic nun and French saint. She was born in Grenoble, France and died in St. Charles, Missouri. Along with Madeleine Sophie Barat, she was a prominent member of the Society of the Sacred Heart[1]. She was the founder in America of the first houses of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
She was the daughter of Pierre-Francois …More
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) was a Catholic nun and French saint. She was born in Grenoble, France and died in St. Charles, Missouri. Along with Madeleine Sophie Barat, she was a prominent member of the Society of the Sacred Heart[1]. She was the founder in America of the first houses of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
She was the daughter of Pierre-Francois Duchesne, an eminent lawyer, and her mother was a Perier, ancestor of Casimir-Perier, President of France. She was educated by the Visitation nuns, entered that order, saw its dispersion during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, vainly attempted the reestablishment of the convent of Ste-Marie-d'en-Haut, near Grenoble, and finally, in 1804, accepted the offer of Mother Barat to receive her community into the Society of the Sacred Heart.
In 1818 Mother Duchesne set out with four companions for the missions of America. Bishop Dubourg welcomed her to New Orleans, when she sailed up the Mississippi to St. Louis, finally settling her colony at St. Charles.
"Poverty and Christian heroism are here," she wrote, "and trials are the riches of priests in this land." Other foundations followed, at Florissant, Grand Côteau, New Orleans, St. Louis, St. Michael; and the approbation of the society in 1826 by Leo XII recognized the work being done in these parts. Despite age and infirmity, she went to teach among the Pottowatomies at Sugar Creek. Inspired by the stories of Father De Smet, S.J., she wished to undertake missionary work in the Rocky Mountain missions; but she returned instead to St. Charles, where she died after 34 years of mission work.
She was canonized on July 3, 1988, by Pope John Paul II[2].
Shrine
See Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne (Academy of the Sacred Heart, in St. Charles, Missouri) and Photos of the Shrine
See also: Shrine#United States
External links
Network of Sacred Heart Schools
International Society of the Sacred Heart
United States Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart
Associated Alumnae and Alumni of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Online - St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
Frontier Missionary of the Sacred Heart: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852) by Sister Jeanne Marie, MI.C.M., Tert. at Catholicism.org
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Philippine_Duchesne
She was the daughter of Pierre-Francois Duchesne, an eminent lawyer, and her mother was a Perier, ancestor of Casimir-Perier, President of France. She was educated by the Visitation nuns, entered that order, saw its dispersion during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, vainly attempted the reestablishment of the convent of Ste-Marie-d'en-Haut, near Grenoble, and finally, in 1804, accepted the offer of Mother Barat to receive her community into the Society of the Sacred Heart.
In 1818 Mother Duchesne set out with four companions for the missions of America. Bishop Dubourg welcomed her to New Orleans, when she sailed up the Mississippi to St. Louis, finally settling her colony at St. Charles.
"Poverty and Christian heroism are here," she wrote, "and trials are the riches of priests in this land." Other foundations followed, at Florissant, Grand Côteau, New Orleans, St. Louis, St. Michael; and the approbation of the society in 1826 by Leo XII recognized the work being done in these parts. Despite age and infirmity, she went to teach among the Pottowatomies at Sugar Creek. Inspired by the stories of Father De Smet, S.J., she wished to undertake missionary work in the Rocky Mountain missions; but she returned instead to St. Charles, where she died after 34 years of mission work.
She was canonized on July 3, 1988, by Pope John Paul II[2].
Shrine
See Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne (Academy of the Sacred Heart, in St. Charles, Missouri) and Photos of the Shrine
See also: Shrine#United States
External links
Network of Sacred Heart Schools
International Society of the Sacred Heart
United States Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart
Associated Alumnae and Alumni of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Online - St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
Frontier Missionary of the Sacred Heart: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852) by Sister Jeanne Marie, MI.C.M., Tert. at Catholicism.org
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Philippine_Duchesne